Toaster.



L. G. GOPEMAN.

TOASTER.

APPLICATION FILED DECLIS, 1913.

Patented Aug. 25, 1914,

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INVENTOR WITNESSES L. G. GOPEMAN.

TOASTER.

APPLICATION FILED 12110.13, 1913.

1,108,554. Patented Au .25,1914.

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e 1 d b IHVEHTOR I him? wwsfsw i UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE. LLOYI)GEOFF COPEMACNpOF FLINT, MICHIGAN, ASSIGNOR TO COPEMAN ELECTRIC STOVECOMPANY, "OF FLINT, MICHIC-AN, A CORPORATION OF MICHIGAN.

TOASTER,

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 25,1914.

Application filed December 13, 1913. Serial No. 806,359.

To all whom it'may concern.

Be it known that I, LLOYD Gnorr Corn- MAN, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Flint, county of Genesee, State of Michigan, haveinvented a certain new and useful Im rovement in Toasters, and declarethe ollowing to be a full, clear, and exact description of the same,such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it pertains tomake and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings,which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to toasters and has for its object a toaster thatis adapted to a toast both sides of a slice of bread without handlingthe bread.

In the drawings: Figure 1, is a perspective of the invention. Fig. 2, isa cross-section of the same. Fig. 3, is a detail of the turning rod.Fig. 4, is a detail of the turning rod an'd one of its bearings. Fig. 5,is a side view of a modified form. I

The toaster has a base a and a pair of end uprights b which support thetop a. The

-- heating element comprises a strip of mica d parallel with the enduprights and that extends from the base to the top, holding theresistance coils e..- The bread holder f comrises a wire which. passesthrough the turnlng rod 9, protruding below sufliciently to engageagainst the si e of the base a, when the turnin rod is in position toreceive the the other side of the run just described, thetwo sides beinspaced about the width of the bread. T e wire finally ends with a,

stop k that protrudes through the rod g. A-bottom iece j and a top pieceis are soldered to t e wire already mentioned and a spacer Z is solderednear the middle. These top and bottom pieces and the spacer are made ofendless pieces of wire that are bent to the required shape. The detailsof this holder are not important and they have been described only forthe purpose of showing a good form.

The turnin rod q will be-seen to be some what longer t an the spacebetween the two extensions m-m of the end uprights which rotatablysupport it. The rod has a thickened portion at at the center and thissup ports the holder. forms. a shoulder 0 at each side which prevents itbeing drawn out of its bearings. The end of the turning rod opposite theknob 19 is provided with a key 9 which registers with the slot 1' in theextension m only when the holder is in upright osition. Hence theshoulder 0 on the thic ened portion n and the shoulder s on the key 9prevent the holder being moved when the same has been turned down in theposition of Fig. 2 which is the position of service. Therefore the breadis always kept at a proper distance from the heating element. When thebread has been sufficiently toasted on one side, the holder'is turned toan upright position and then the rod 9 may be pulled toward the operatoruntil the key (7 is pulled completely through the slot 1'. Thereupon therighthand shoulder .9 engages with the right-hand extension m and holdsthe holder in the proper positio'nwith respect to the heating element.The holder may then be turned down to the position shown in Fig. 2 whichwill allow the toasting of the opposite side of the bread.

' Fig. 5 shows a modified form in which three transverse heatingelements (I are employed. Resistance coils are located on both sides ofthe middle element and on only the inside of the two outer elements. Two

bread-holders are mounted on the turning This thickened portion holdermounted to swing parallel to the plane of the heating element andadapted to he slid to the opposite side of the heating element where itmay be again swung parallel to the heating element.

2. The combination with a toaster pro vided with a heating element, of aslidable turning rod slidably journaled at the end of the heatingelement, a holder attached to the turning-rod and adapted to swingparallel to the heating element one on each side, and

means for preventing the holder from being swung except when the turningrod is in position to allow the holder to swing in pre-- determinedplanes.

holder providing shoulders at each end, and

key on one end of the turning rod, the said toaster provided withhearings in which the turning rod is journaled and one of said bearingsbeing provided with a slot to allow of the passage of the key when theturning rod is in position to hold the holder away from the heatingelement.

In testimony whereof, I sign this specification in the presence of tWowitnesses.

LLOYD GEOFF COPEMAN.

Witnesses: V v

ROY W. SGHUMAGHER, BERTHA SHEPNER.

